AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City & County of Swansea has concluded and signed a contract with MARTIN WILLIAMS (HULL) LIMITED for the purchase of up to seven HGV hook-loader vehicles.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract cover lot 1. The published contract value is £1,075,450 excluding VAT (£1,290,539.95 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold open-procedure goods contract for fleet replacement, covering two vehicle configurations: 26t 6x4 and 32t 8x4 hook-loader vehicles.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MARTIN WILLIAMS (HULL) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 1075450 GBP · active
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Award 1 names Martin Williams (Hull) Ltd as supplier; supplier verification provides the verified legal name MARTIN WILLIAMS (HULL) LIMITED. The £1,075,450 value is the single contract value for award/contract 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence28 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 050036-2026 on 2026-05-28.
Award notice published
98% confidence16 September 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 087574-2026 on 2026-09-16.
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-07.
Contract active
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 and award 1 are both marked active.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document 095548-2026 and release history give publication on 2026-10-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,075,450
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1075450 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,290,539.95
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1290539.95 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle contract value; no individual vehicle, specification or pricing breakdown published
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The source supplies one value for contract 1 and does not provide item-level or specification-level values.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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Calculated from the explicit 9 October 2026 start and 30 September 2027 end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as goods.
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of up to seven HGV hook-loader vehicles for fleet replacement
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Tender description states that up to seven vehicles may be purchased to replace fleet vehicles due for replacement.
Vehicle specifications
99% confidence26t GVW 6x4 chassis cab with hook-loader body equipment; and 32t GVW 8x4 chassis cab with hook-loader body equipment
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Tender description identifies specifications A and B.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKL18 (Swansea)
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Award item delivery address is UKL18; buyer address is Swansea.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 34000000 — Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
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Award item additional classification lists CPV 34000000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
GPA coverage
98% confidenceCovered by GPA
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Tender coveredBy contains GPA.
Lots
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to that lot.
Competition and evaluation results
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these dates.
Contract signing
99% confidenceSigned on 7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Options, extensions and renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No option, extension or renewal fields are supplied.
Performance metrics
96% confidenceNo agreed metrics; buyer states its Fleet Manager used market knowledge and a detailed specification for both vehicle types
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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale contains this rationale.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand flexibility
98% confidenceThe requirement is for up to seven vehicles, with actual purchases dependent on tender outcome and service needs
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Tender description says the Council intends to contract for up to seven vehicles dependent on tender outcome and service needs.
Configuration flexibility
98% confidenceVehicles may be selected from either of the two published specifications
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Tender description states that vehicles may be selected from either specification.
Fleet replacement demand
99% confidenceThe procurement is intended to replace fleet vehicles due for replacement
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Tender description states the vehicles replace existing fleet vehicles that are due for replacement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available
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Exact-name verification identifies MARTIN WILLIAMS (HULL) LIMITED, company number 04756870.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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The lot record supplies only ID and status; no lot-specific title, description or value is provided.
Award date distinction
98% confidenceThe award record gives 17 August 2026, while the award notice was published on 16 September 2026
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Award record award_date is 2026-08-17; release history dates award notice 087574-2026 to 2026-09-16.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, vehicle quantities by specification, or extension terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The shared contract value cannot be allocated between individual vehicles or the two vehicle specifications from the supplied data.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, quantities by vehicle specification, and extension or renewal terms.
- The award record date (17 August 2026) precedes publication of the award notice (16 September 2026); both are reported as distinct source dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City & County of SwanseaMARTIN WILLIAMS (HULL) LIMITEDhook-loader vehiclesHGV fleet replacementSwansea procurementopen procedure
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Swansea hook-loader vehicle contract?
MARTIN WILLIAMS (HULL) LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £1,075,450 excluding VAT and £1,290,539.95 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
What is being purchased?
Up to seven HGV hook-loader vehicles, potentially selected from 26t 6x4 and 32t 8x4 configurations.
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